. The art treasures of Washington : an account of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the National Gallery and Museum, with descriptions and criticisms of their contents; including, also, an account of the works of art in the Capitol, and in the Library of Congress, and of the most important statuary in the city. our. The House of Representatives contains one relic. It is the clock attachedhe middle of the gallery, opposite the speakersdesk. The dial is surrounded by a wreath offruits, and surmounted by an eagle and a shield,while at the sides Stand figures of an Indian anda Pi This is th
. The art treasures of Washington : an account of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and of the National Gallery and Museum, with descriptions and criticisms of their contents; including, also, an account of the works of art in the Capitol, and in the Library of Congress, and of the most important statuary in the city. our. The House of Representatives contains one relic. It is the clock attachedhe middle of the gallery, opposite the speakersdesk. The dial is surrounded by a wreath offruits, and surmounted by an eagle and a shield,while at the sides Stand figures of an Indian anda Pi This is the work of William H. Rine- [825-1874), and was done when he re-turn- this country, after a sojourn in Rome, inehart identified himself with Baltimore, which city preserves a very complete record of his work. He immortalized his name by the founding of a hip for the education of American sculp- The decoration of the east portico of the House unprovided for until [909, when Congress missioned Paul Wayland Bartlett to make the ip of sculpture for the pediment. The pre- 320 Ube Hrt XTreaaures of TKflasbington liminary design showed a central figure of Peace,surrounded by groups of figures symbolic of theindustries. The work is being done by Mr. Bart-lett in his Paris studio, and promises a rich >F PEDIMENT FOR THE HOUSE PORTICO OF THE ( \ll TL - MO II By Paul W. Bartlett CH \PTER XXIII MISCELLANEOUS SCULPTURE PRESERVED in the interior of the Capitol is aof sculpture of various periods. The earli-\mencan sculptor represented is John Frazee;2), a descendant of Scotch emigrantswho lauded at Perth Amboy amongst the first set-of that place. The sculptor was born in Rah-Jersey, and began life as a stone cutter,carving his first bust in 1824 or 1825. The sub-ject of his first effort at portraiture was John Wells,a prominent lawyer of New York, and the monu-ment stands in old St. Pauls Church on was made from a death-mask, and modelled andput into marble witho
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